MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 13:59
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$155 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 231 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 590 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.2% Very good	Lighting 90.2 Reflection 103 Parallax 94.5 74% 95.8 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 93.5 Splatting 91.8 75% 92.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 162 57 112 99 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 407 Write 352 Mixed 325 SusWrite 122 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 43.6 159% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 147 145% 232 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 88%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 774GB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 149 150 150 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 152 Write 134 Mixed 85 SusWrite 147 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 246% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 126%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 804GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 108 110 109 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 194 Write 187 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 110 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 175 166 162 163 174 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 152 Write 152 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 167 185% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 98%
ASMT 2115 8TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 188 189 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 192 Write 185 Mixed 104 SusWrite 187 223% 167 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 6.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 99%
ASMT 2115 8TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 143 142 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 142 173% 130 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 5.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 90%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,880x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,224x
Core i7-7700Intel $155Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	526x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	984x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	882x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	824x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	216x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	186x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	396x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	227x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	225x

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Total price: $681

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406